Immediate past Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has said his planned trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was an orchestrated smear campaign to persecute him. The EFCC in a statement by its spokesman, Tony Orilade at the weekend said the agency’s ongoing investigation of Senator Saraki on his stewardship as Senate President and two-term as Kwara State governor was on course. He said: “We need to reiterate that Dr. Saraki is not interested in obstructing any investigation by the EFCC or any security agency. They raised issues about the assets, how and when they were acquired, the sources of their funding and the banking transactions of Dr. Saraki. “It is also the reason that Dr. Saraki believes that the current investigation constitutes an infringement on his fundamental human rights.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 01, 2019 17:45 UTC